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Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 6/13/2012

Despite strength on global share markets overnight and a relatively solid start to trade, the Australian share market is in the red at lunchtime in the East, dragged down by banking, mining and energy stocks. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is lower by 13.6pts or 0.3pct to 4104.7.

WWDC 2012: Apple's iOS 6 News and Updates

The recently concluded WWDC 2012 from Apple featured one of the highlights of the event which is the unveiling of Apple's iOS 6, the latest processor for Apple products.
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Are You Violating Your Vendors’ Privacy?

Surfing the real estate listings this morning before breakfast, I was shocked to find that some premium agents violate their clients’ basic expectations of privacy.

Australia’s Hidden Economic Indicator

Let's take a look at Australia's miracle economy. It grew 1.3% in the three months to March and expanded 4.3% over the past 12 months. The crowd's response was to buy the dollar and stocks, and ease up on predictions of further interest rate cuts.

Uranium Prices Still Taking Baby Steps

- TradeTech's spot uranium price rose last week- Industry questions where future supply will come from- Japan anticipated to restart nuclear power plants- More consolidation could lead to re-rating for uranium stocksBy Andrew NelsonOne could have hoped that last week's small drop in uraniu...

US Stocks Could Be Nearing A Big Bounce

FNArena has added another video to its Investors Education section on the website. This week, ATW's Jerry Simmons looks at US stock future indices and he sees signs of bullishness emerging.

Will Italy Be The Next Domino To Fall?

By Kathleen Brooks, Research Director UK EMEA, FOREX.comThroughout this crisis Europe's periphery has been personified as a pack of domino's - if one falls then others will follow.

IDC: Windows Phone To Beat Apple's iOS by 2016

A recent report done by International Data Corp. (IDC) revealed that Microsoft's Windows Phone is set to conquer the worldwide market share for mobile phones and even beating out Apple's iOS by the year 2016.

BHP Inks 4-Year Deal With Olympic Dam Workers

BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP) has reached a four-year collective industrial agreement with workers at its Olympic Dam mine in South Australia. The miner said the certainty and stability provided by the deal would be a key for the BHP board to decide on its $30-billion expansion plan.

Windows 8 Release Preview: A Review

Microsoft has just unveiled its Windows 8 release preview and most of the reviews regarding this OS has been mostly positive. The released version is just the test version before it will go to the hardware partners of Microsoft. Steven Sinofsky, the president for Windows stated that the new OS would be launched "for the holidays".

ANZ Passes 25 Basis Points Rate Cut in Full

In a surprise move, ANZ Bank announced on Friday that it will pass the 25 basis points cut made by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) earlier this week to 3.25 per cent. Most analysts were of the belief that the big four would hold 10 basis points out of the 25 basis points reduced by the RBA.

Diablo 3 Coming to PS3 and Xbox 360: True or False?

Gamers all over the world were joyful when the rumors about the availability of Diablo 3 in PS3 and Xbox were circulating rapidly in the web. Rumors about the availability of Diablo 3 in PS3 and Xbox are still unknown but there are certain hints which supports these rumors.

Halo 4 News: Halo 4 Trailer and Multiplayer Preview

Microsoft recently gave a preview of the upcoming Halo 4 during the Microsoft press E3 conference in Los Angeles. Halo 4 is considered as one of the best games released in the past years due to the way it has involved players as well as for its gaming features.

China’s Economy… Where All is Not As It Seems

We left you last week with the thought that the market looked very sick indeed. A crash, we said, wouldn't come as a surprise. Well Friday's action in the US wasn't quite a crash, but it wasn't far off either. And gold's reverse crash - up nearly US$80 in the US session - added to the fear.

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2012: What to Expect

Apple fans all over the world are eagerly anticipating the Apple event and the new Apple gadgets that will be introduced by the company. Apple will be holding its Worldwide Developers Conference (WDC 2012) by next week from June 11-15, 2012 in San Francisco.

The Overnight Report: Bernanke Disappoints, China Surprises

By Rudi Filapek-VandyckUS equities opened last night's session on a positive note, supported by ongoing optimism that Uncle Ben was once again going to save Wall Street's bacon, but this time it emerged Helicopter Ben wasn't yet ready to play ball.

Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 6/7/2012

The Australian share market has hit a six day high in early trade, on the back of better than expected jobs numbers. 38,900 jobs were created in the Australian economy in May, versus expectations of slight job losses. However the April numbers were revised, ticking the May unemployment rate from 4.9pct to 5.1pct. At lunchtime in the East, the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is firmer by 60pts or 1.5pct to 4164.7.

New Apple Macbook Pro 2012: Rumored Specifications Surface

There are numerous rumors circulating around the web about the possibility of a new and revamped Apple Macbook Pro. The exact specifications and details about the new Macbook Pro is set to be revealed at next week's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).

Housing Boom in Lima Continues

Peru’s housing market has been sizzling hot the past two years, making a strong comeback in 2010. Not surprisingly, as there was 8.8% GDP growth in 2010, followed by 6.9% economic growth in 2011 (figures from Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP)).

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